digital revolution and change in the world's largest democracyMehta, Nalin1968-creatorauthorauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/auttextbibliographyii2023monographiceng

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xi, 176 pages illustrations (black and white) 23 cmOver two decades, and across two different political regimes, the world's largest democracy combined the rise of cheap mobile phones, cheap data and a unique digital ID system to create an unprecedented revolution in digital public goods. This included the rise of path-breaking fintech systems like Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the creation of a new kind of welfare state based on digital direct benefit transfers and interlinked e-governance systems that brought almost half a billion people who never had bank accounts into the financial system. India's Techade pieces together the story of how this digital revolution came to be. It is a crisp, yet comprehensive account of the systems, the innovators, the processes and the political will that drove the digital enterprise across India. A must-read for anyone who wishes to understand the transformative nature of technology and its deep impact on Indian society, politics and culture.Nalin Mehta.Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-174)Also available as an e-book.a-ii--- 2000-2099 fast Technological innovationsPolitical aspectsIndiaTechnological innovationsSocial aspectsIndiaInformation technologyEconomic aspectsGovernment policyIndiaPolitics and governmentTechnological innovationsPolitical aspectsTechnological innovationsSocial aspectsInnovationsAspect socialIndeInnovationsAspect politiqueIndeTechnologie de l'informationAspect économiquePolitique gouvernementaleIndeIndiaPolitics and government21st centuryIndiaIndePolitique et gouvernement21e siècleHC440.T4 M425 2023303.48/30954978935776797293577679752024307604Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas OfficeDKAGE23092520260825094053.023869090eng